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RUMBLE
rumble, gang fight
(noun) a fight between rival gangs of adolescents
rumble
(noun) a servant’s seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage
rumble, rumbling, grumble, grumbling
(noun) a loud low dull continuous noise; “they heard the rumbling of thunder”
grumble, growl, rumble
(verb) to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; “he grumbled a rude response”; “Stones grumbled down the cliff”
rumble, grumble
(verb) make a low noise; “rumbling thunder”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rumble (plural rumbles)
A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.
(slang) A street fight or brawl.
A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other.
(dated) A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage.
Verb
rumble (third-person singular simple present rumbles, present participle rumbling, simple past and past participle rumbled)
(intransitive) To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.
(transitive) To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour.
(intransitive) To move while making a rumbling noise.
(slang, intransitive) To fight; to brawl.
(video games, intransitive, of a game controller) to provide haptic feedback by vibrating.
(transitive) To cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine.
(obsolete) To murmur; to ripple.
Interjection
rumble
An onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise
Anagrams
• Blumer, Bulmer, lumber, umbrel
Proper noun
Rumble (plural Rumbles)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rumble is the 15748th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1851 individuals. Rumble is most common among White (83.68%) and Black/African American (12.64%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Blumer, Bulmer, lumber, umbrel
Source: Wiktionary
Rum"ble, v. i. Etym: [OE. romblen, akin to D. rommeln, G. rumpeln, Dan. rumle; cf. Icel. rumja to roar.]
1. To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder rumbles at a distance. In the mean while the skies 'gan rumble sore. Surrey. The people cried and rombled up and down. Chaucer.
2. To murmur; to ripple. To rumble gently down with murmur soft. Spenser.
Rum"ble, n.
1. A noisy report; rumor. [Obs.] Delighting ever in rumble that is new. Chaucer.
2. A low, heavy, continuous sound like that made by heavy wagons or the reverberation of thunder; a confused noise; as, the rumble of a railboard train. Clamor and rumble, and ringing and clatter. tennyson. Merged in the rumble of awakening day. H. James.
3. A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage. Kit, well wrapped, . . . was in the rumble behind. Dickens.
4. A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or poliched by friction against each other. rumble seat, a seat in the rear of an automobile, outside the passenger cabin, which folds out from the body
Rum"ble, v. t.
Definition: To cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking machine. See Rumble, n., 4.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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